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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Italian
Origin: tromba 'trumpet'

trombone

 noun
     
trombone
Related topics: Music
trom‧bone [countable]
APM a large metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and sliding a long tube in and out to change the notes
—trombonist noun [countable]
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